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Baltimore Orioles

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New York Yankees

Yankee Stadium

Attendance: 30,374

Starting Lineups

ORIOLES

Luis Aparicio ss

Jackie Brandt cf

Brooks Robinson 3b

Jim Gentile 1b

Al Smith rf

Boog Powell lf

Jerry Adair 2b

Dick Brown c

Milt Pappas p

YANKEES

Tony Kubek ss

Bobby Richardson 2b

Tom Tresh lf

Mickey Mantle cf

Joe Pepitone 1b

Elston Howard c

Hector Lopez rf

Ken Boyer 3b

Whitey Ford p

The O's struck first when Jerry Adair hit a lead-off double in the 3rd and then scored on a Dick Brown single. Mickey Mantle's solo homer in the Yankees 4th tied the game, but Baltimore went back out in front in their next frame when Boog Powell jacked a two-run blast out of the park to make it 3-1. Orioles starter Milt Pappas got into trouble on several occasions; he hit Ellie Howard with a pitch and walked Hector Lopez to start the Yankees 5th, and in the 6th the Yankees juiced the bases. But New York always failed to capitalize, and the O's turned a couple of crucial twin-killings.Powell's second homer of the night, a solo shot in the 7th, made it 4-1, and so it would remain.

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ORIOLES

4

8

1

4

YANKEES

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5

0

8

HRs: Powell 2 (2), Mantle (2)

WP: Pappas (1-0) 9 ip, 5 h, 1 r, 1 er, 5 bb, 4 k

LP: Ford (0-1) 5 ip, 6 h, 3 r, 3 er, 0 bb, 3 so

Powell (BAL) 4 ab, 3 h, 2 r, 3 rbi, 0 bb, 0 so

Adair (BAL) 4 ab, 2 h, 1 r, 0 rbi, 0 bb, 1 so

Brown (BAL) 4 ab, 2 h, 0 r, 1 rbi, 0 bb, 2 so

Mantle (NYY) 3 ab, 2 h, 1 r, 1 rbi, 1 bb, 0 so

Boston Red Sox

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Washington Senators

D.C. Stadium

Attendance: 4,939

Starting Lineups

RED SOX

Chuck Schilling 2b

Eddie Bressoud ss

Carl Yastrzemski lf

Dick Stuart 1b

Roman Mejias cf

Lou Clinton rf

Frank Malzone 3b

Bob Tillman c

Ike Delock p

SENATORS

Marv Breeding 2b

Chuck Hinton rf

Minnie Minoso lf

Don Lock cf

Bobo Osborne 3b

Don Leppert c

Tom Brown 1b

Ed Brinkman ss

Tom Cheney p

Washington starter Tom Cheney fanned ten in a complete game shutout of the Red Sox. (Cheney's all-time record was 21 K's in a 12 September 1962 game with Baltimore.) The Bosox managed just one hit -- by Eddie Bressoud -- in the 4th. Washington's Don Leppert had a big day, going 3 for 4 with 3 runs and 5 ribbies, hitting a solo home run in the 4th and a two-run dinger in the 6th. In the 8th he hit yet another homer, making three for the day. (He would hit just three more home runs in all of 1963, his All-Star year.)

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RED SOX

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1

1

2

SENATORS

8

8

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HRs: Leppert 3 (3)

WP: Cheney (1-0) 9 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 0 er, 1 bb, 10 k

LP: Delock (0-1) 5 ip, 2 h, 2 r, 1 er, 1 bb, 5 k

Leppert (WSH) 4 ab, 3 h, 3 r, 5 rbi, 0 bb, 0 so (3 hr)

Chicago White Sox

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Los Angeles Angels

Dodger Stadium

Attendance: 10,003

Starting Lineups

WHITE SOX

Jim Landis cf

Nellie Fox 2b

Floyd Robinson rf

Dave Nicholson lf

Joe Cunningham 1b

Ron Hansen ss

Pete Ward 3b

Cam Carreon c

Joe Horlen p

ANGELS

Albie Pearson cf

Billy Moran 2b

Lee Thomas 1b

Leon Wagner lf

Buck Rodgers c

George Thomas rf

Felix Torres 3b

Jim Fregosi ss

Bo Belinsky p

The Chisox drew first blood -- a Floyd Robinson lead-off homer in the 4th. Albie Pearson singled in the Angels 5th, reached second on a Moran groundout, and scored when Lee Thomas hit a two-bagger to center. The game remained tied until the 6th, when two walks issied by Angels starter Bo Belinsky, a passed ball, and a single by Robinson made it 3-1 White Sox. Chicago's Pete Ward hit two triples (leading off the 3rd and the 9th) but didn't score either time.

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WHITE SOX

3

5

1

8

ANGELS

1

8

0

10

WP: Horlen (1-0) 5 ip, 6 h, 1 r, 1 er, 4 bb, 2 k

LP: Belinsky (0-1) 6 ip, 4 h, 3 r, 2 er, 4 bb, 5 k

Robinson (CHW) 3 ab, 1 h, 2 r, 1 rbi, 1 bb, 1 so

Ward (CHW) 4 ab, 2 h, 0 r, 1 rbi, 0 bb, 0 so

L. Thomas (LAA) 3 ab, 2 h, 0 r, 1 rbi, 1 bb, 0 so

Detroit Tigers

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Cleveland Indians

Cleveland Stadium

Attendance: 25,812

Starting Lineups

TIGERS

Bubba Phillips 3b

Bill Bruton cf

Al Kaline rf

Rocky Colavito lf

Norm Cash 1b

Dick McAuliffe 2b

Gus Triandos c

Chico Fernandez ss

Don Mossi p

INDIANS

Vic Davalillo cf

Tony Martinez ss

Tito Francona lf

Joe Adcock 1b

Johnny Romano c

Ellis Burton rf

Max Alvis 3b

Mike de la Hoz 2b

Dick Donovan p

Tigers starter Don Mossi pitched three complete games in '63, and this was one of them. He held the Tribe to just two hits. In fact, the Cleveland lineup went three-up, three-down in each of the first six innings. The Tigers scored two runs on four singles in the 1st and added another pair in the 4th on a two-run single by Mossi himself. In the 6th Mossi hit a one-out single and later scored. The Indians got their (unearned) run in the 9th -- too little, too late.

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TIGERS

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12

1

10

INDIANS

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2

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2

WP: Mossi (1-0) 9 ip, 2 h, 1 r, 0 er, 0 bb, 6 k

LP: Donovan (0-1) 3.1 ip, 7 h, 4 r, 4 er, 1 bb, 1 k

Colavito (DET) 5 ab, 2 h, 0 r, 2 rbi, 0 bb, 1 so

Mossi (DET) 4 ab, 2 h, 1 r, 2 rbi, 0 bb, 1 so

Los Angeles Dodgers

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Chicago Cubs

Wrigley Field

Attendance: 3,735

Starting Lineups

DODGERS

Willie Davis cf

Gene Oliver 2b

Tommy Davis lf

Bill Skowron 1b

Frank Howard rf

Ken McMullen 3b

Johnny Roseboro c

Bill Tracewski ss

Johnny Podres p

CUBS

Lou Brock rf

Andre Rodgers ss

Billy Williams lf

Ron Santo 3b

Ernie Banks 1b

Nelson Mathews cf

Ken Hubbs 2b

Dick Bertell c

Dick Ellsworth p

Yet another complete game by one of today's winning pitchers. In this one, Chicago's Dick Ellsworth shut out a Dodgers lineup that included Willie Davis, Frank "Hondo" Howard and Bill "Moose" Skowron, holding Los Angeles to just three hits. Dodgers starter Johnny Podres did well, too, allowing eight hits and two runs. The first Cubs score came in the 3rd when Ron Santo hit a two-bagger that plated Lou Brock. In the Cubs 6th Santo led off with a single, reached second on a Dodgers error, got to third when Nelson Mathews made an out to right, then scored when Ken Hubbs singled, making it 2-0.

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DODGERS

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3

3

2

CUBS

2

8

0

7

WP: Ellsworth (1-0) 9 ip, 3 h, 0 r, 0 er, 2 bb, 5 k

LP: Podres (0-1) 8 ip, 8 h, 2 r, 2 er, 3 bb, 2 k

Rodgers (CHC) 3 ab, 2 h, 0 r, 0 rbi, 1 bb, 0 so

Santo (CHC) 4 ab, 2 h, 1 r, 1 rbi, 0 bb, 0 so

Hubbs (CHC) 3 ab, 3 h, 0 r, 1 rbi, 0 bb, 0 so

New York Mets

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Milwaukee Braves

County Stadium

Attendance: 26,120

Starting Lineups

METS

Larry Burright 2b

Charlie Neal 3b

Cliff Cook rf

Frank Thomas lf

Duke Snider cf

Marve Throneberry 1b

Norm Sherry c

Al Moran ss

Jay Hook p

BRAVES

Ty Cline cf

Frank Bolling 2b

Hank Aaron rf

Eddie Mathews 3b

Norm Larker 1b

Mack Jones lf

Joe Torre c

Roy McMillan ss

Warren Spahn p

Braves ace Warren Spahn pitched a complete game, allowing just one run -- a solo homer off the bat of Duke Snider in the Mets 2nd. In the Braves 3rd, Frank Bolling tripled in Ty Cline and then scored when Mets hurler Jay Hook threw a wild pitch, making it 2-1 Braves. Joe Torre led off the Braves 5th with a double, Roy McMillan singled, and Cline doubled to score Torre, while Hank Aaron followed to single in McMillan and Cline. Aaron's solo dinger in the 7th made it 6-1, the final score.

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METS

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6

0

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BRAVES

6

11

0

7

WP: Spahn (1-0) 9 ip, 6 h, 1 r, 1 er, 0 bb, 5 k

LP: Hook (0-1) 6 ip, 8 h, 5 r, 5 er, 2 bb, 4 k

Aaron (MIL) 4 ab, 2 h, 1 r, 3 rbi, 0 bb, 0 so

Cline (MIL) 5 ab, 2 h, 2 r, 1 rbi, 0 bb, 0 so

McMillan (MIL) 4 ab, 3 h, 1 r, 0 rbi, 0 bb, 0 so

San Francisco Giants

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Houston Colt 45's

Colt Stadium

Attendance: 8,827

Starting Lineups

GIANTS

Chuck Hiller 2b

Jim Davenport 3b

Willie Mays cf

Willie McCovey lf

Orlando Cepeda 1b

Tom Haller c

Felipe Alou rf

Jose Pagan ss

Billy O'Dell p

COLT 45's

Bob Lillis ss

Johnny Temple 2b

Carl Warwick rf

Carroll Hardy lf

Bob Aspromonte 3b

Howie Goss cf

Rusty Staub 1b

Jim Campbell c

Ken Johnson p

Another dominant pitching performance today was Billy O'Dell's complete game handling of the Colt 45's, in which he allowed just three hits -- two of them by Carl Warwick -- and one (unearned) run courtesy of two Giants fielding errors in the Houston 1st. Three hits, a walk, and a Houston error resulted in a three-run second for San Francisco. Houston reliever Conrad Cardinal debuted in the 6th and gave up one run in three innings. Fellow reliever Chris Zachary -- also making his debut -- issued a walk to Willie Mays to open the Giants 9th; Willie McCovey singled and Orlando Cepeda homered to make it 7-1.